Pat O'Brien

Acting • 1899-11-10 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Pat O'Brien (born William Joseph Patrick O'Brien) was an American stage, screen, radio, and television actor. He was a star during the first several years of his film career, the height of his popularity being during the 1930s and 1940s.

Known For

8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959

7.5

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

6.2

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

6.4

The Front Page

1931

7.0

Ragtime

1981

6.9

American Madness

1932

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Filmography

2013
Classic Movie Bloopers: UncensoredFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.5
2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
2005
Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
1999
Dill ScallionFilm
Self
★ 6.2
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1981
RagtimeFilm
Delmas
★ 7.0
1981
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle DandyFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1980
Scout's HonorFilm
Mr. Caboose
★ 7.5
1978
WKRP in CincinnatiTV
★ 7.6
1978
The EndFilm
Ben Lawson
★ 5.6
1977
Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonFilm
President of the Senate
★ 6.5
1976
Kiss Me... Kill MeFilm
Jimmy, the morgue attendant
★ 6.8
1975
The Sky's the LimitFilm
Abner Therman
★ 10.0
1974
Happy DaysTV
★ 7.6
1973
Amanda FallonFilm
Emory
★ 8.0
1972
BanyonTV
★ 8.0
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny BristolFilm
Sgt. McGll
★ 8.0
1972
The Adventures of Nick CarterFilm
Hallelujah Harry
★ 3.8
1971
Alias Smith and JonesTV
★ 6.9
1970
McCloudTV
★ 7.2
1970
The PhynxFilm
Pat O’Brien
★ 3.6
1969
The Over the Hill GangFilm
Captain Oren Hayes
★ 5.8
1965
BrandedTV
★ 6.8
1965
Town TamerFilm
Judge Murcott
★ 6.8
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
★ 5.9
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Lt. John Curwood • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Inspector Dan Zarilla • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
The VirginianTV
J. Jimerson Jones • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The VirginianTV
Doc Bigelow • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1962
The Road to Hong KongFilm
Chinese Restaurateur (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1962
Going My WayTV
★ 5.8
1962
Babe Ruth Story: That Ever Livin' BabeFilm
Narrator
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self - Co-Host • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 5.8
1960
Harrigan and SonTV
★ 10.0
1960
The Best of the PostTV
Mike Breen • 1 episodes
1959
Some Like It HotFilm
Detective Mulligan
★ 8.1
1959
I Captured the King of the LeprechaunsFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1958
The Last HurrahFilm
John Gorman
★ 7.2
1958
Kraft Music HallTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1957
Kill Me TomorrowFilm
Bart Crosbie
★ 5.5
1957
Invitation to a GunfighterFilm
Sheriff Kyle Bickford
1956
Telephone TimeTV
★ 6.5
1955
Science Fiction TheatreTV
★ 6.3
1955
Inside DetroitFilm
Gus Linden
★ 6.5
1954
Climax!TV
Police Lieutenant Moore • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
Climax!TV
Police Lieutenant • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
Climax!TV
Ed Talbot • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1954
Ring of FearFilm
Frank Wallace
★ 5.6
1954
Jubilee TrailFilm
Ernest 'Texas' Conway
★ 5.2
1953
General Electric TheaterTV
Major Irish • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1952
The Ford Television TheatreTV
Lt. V. Keever • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1952
OkinawaFilm
Lt. Cmdr. Hale
★ 5.6
1951
The People Against O'HaraFilm
Det. Vincent Ricks
★ 5.8
1951
Criminal LawyerFilm
James 'Jimmy' Regan
★ 7.4
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
★ 7.2
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
John Wentworth • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1951
The Hills of IrelandFilm
Self - Narrator
1950
What's My Line?TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.1
1950
The Colgate Comedy HourTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Tim Larkin • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Captain Barnaby • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Joe Crandall • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
George Morrell • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Charley Hackett • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Eddie Gorman • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
The FireballFilm
Father O'Hara
★ 6.0
1950
Johnny One-EyeFilm
Martin Martin
★ 5.1
1949
A Dangerous ProfessionFilm
Joe Farley
★ 5.7
1948
Studio OneTV
Mike Waterson • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
The Boy with Green HairFilm
Gramp Fry
★ 6.2
1948
Fighting Father DunneFilm
Father Peter J. Dunne
★ 7.5
1948
Ford TheatreTV
★ 8.0
1947
Riff-RaffFilm
Dan Hammer
★ 6.2
1947
Blow-Ups of 1947Film
Self
★ 6.3
1946
Crack-UpFilm
George Steele
★ 5.8
1946
Perilous HolidayFilm
Patrick Nevil
★ 8.0
1945
Having Wonderful CrimeFilm
Michael J. Malone
★ 6.5
1945
Man AliveFilm
Michael O'Flaherty 'Speed' McBride
★ 5.6
1944
Secret CommandFilm
Sam Gallagher
★ 6.6
1944
Marine RaidersFilm
Maj. Steve Lockhart
★ 6.8
1943
BombardierFilm
Chick Davis
★ 5.7
1943
His Butler's SisterFilm
Martin Murphy
★ 7.2
1943
The Iron MajorFilm
Francis William 'Frank' / 'Cav' Cavanaugh
★ 5.7
1942
The Navy Comes ThroughFilm
Chief Michael 'Mike' Mallory
★ 6.0
1942
BroadwayFilm
Dan McCorn
★ 6.4
1942
Two Yanks in TrinidadFilm
Tim Reardon
★ 4.0
1942
Flight LieutenantFilm
Samuel J. 'Sam' Doyle
★ 6.3
1941
Breakdowns of 1941Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1940
Knute Rockne All AmericanFilm
Knute Rockne
★ 6.1
1940
The Fighting 69thFilm
Father Duffy
★ 5.9
1940
Castle on the HudsonFilm
Warden Walter Long
★ 7.0
1940
Torrid ZoneFilm
Steve Case
★ 7.0
1940
'Til We Meet AgainFilm
Steve Burke
★ 6.4
1940
Flowing GoldFilm
Ian 'Hap' O'Connor
★ 6.7
1940
Escape to GloryFilm
Mike Farrough
★ 7.5
1940
Breakdowns of 1940Film
Self
★ 4.0
1939
Slightly HonorableFilm
John Webb
★ 5.1
1939
Indianapolis SpeedwayFilm
Joe Greer
★ 5.6
1939
Off the RecordFilm
Thomas "Breezy" Elliott
★ 6.4
1939
The Kid from KokomoFilm
William Jennings 'Billy / 'Square Shooting Murph' Murphy
★ 6.5
1939
Breakdowns of 1939Film
Self
★ 6.5
1939
The Night of NightsFilm
Dan O'Farrell
★ 8.0
1938
Angels with Dirty FacesFilm
Jerry Connolly
★ 7.5
1938
Swingtime in the MoviesFilm
Himself (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1938
Boy Meets GirlFilm
J. Carlyle 'J.C.' Benson
★ 6.9
1938
Garden of the MoonFilm
John Quinn
★ 6.7
1938
Out Where the Stars BeginFilm
Pat O'Brien
★ 6.8
1938
Women Are Like ThatFilm
Bill Landin
★ 6.8
1938
Breakdowns of 1938Film
Pat O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1938
Cowboy from BrooklynFilm
Roy Chadwick
★ 7.0
1937
San QuentinFilm
Capt. Stephen Jameson
★ 6.7
1937
The Great O'MalleyFilm
James Aloysius 'Jim' / 'Jimmy' O'Malley
★ 6.9
1937
Submarine D-1Film
Butch Rogers
★ 5.0
1937
SlimFilm
Red Blayd
★ 6.5
1937
Back in CirculationFilm
Bill Morgan
★ 6.5
1937
Breakdowns of 1937Film
Self
★ 6.0
1936
Ceiling ZeroFilm
Jake L. Lee
★ 5.9
1936
China ClipperFilm
Dave Logan
★ 5.8
1936
Public Enemy's WifeFilm
Lee Laird
★ 6.4
1936
I Married a DoctorFilm
Dr. William P. Kennicott
★ 5.2
1936
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)Film
Self
★ 6.0
1936
Breakdowns of 1936Film
Self
1935
The Irish in UsFilm
Pat O'Hara
★ 7.5
1935
Oil for the Lamps of ChinaFilm
Stephen Chase
★ 7.2
1935
In CalienteFilm
Larry MacArthur
★ 6.7
1935
Page Miss GloryFilm
Click Wiley
★ 6.7
1935
Devil Dogs of the AirFilm
Lieut. Brannigan
★ 6.8
1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioFilm
Himself (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1935
Stars Over BroadwayFilm
Al McGillevray
★ 5.6
1935
A Dream Comes TrueFilm
Himself (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1935
Things You Never See on the ScreenFilm
Self
★ 5.2
1934
Here Comes the NavyFilm
Biff Martin
★ 6.0
1934
Gambling LadyFilm
Charlie Lang
★ 6.2
1934
Flirtation WalkFilm
"Scrapper" Thornhhill
★ 5.8
1934
I've Got Your NumberFilm
Terry Riley
★ 6.8
1934
Twenty Million SweetheartsFilm
Rush Blake
★ 6.6
1934
The Personality KidFilm
Ritzy
★ 4.4
1934
I Sell AnythingFilm
"Spot Cash" Cutler
★ 5.0
1934
Studio HighlightsFilm
Self (archive footage)
1934
Screen Snapshots No. 11Film
Himself
1933
BombshellFilm
Jim Brogan
★ 6.5
1933
Bureau of Missing PersonsFilm
Detective Butch Saunders
★ 5.7
1933
The World Gone MadFilm
Andy Terrell
★ 4.8
1933
College CoachFilm
Coach Gore
★ 4.6
1933
Laughter in HellFilm
Barney Slaney
★ 3.7
1933
Destination UnknownFilm
Matt Brennan
★ 7.0
1932
American MadnessFilm
Matt Brown
★ 6.9
1932
Hell's HouseFilm
Matt Kelly
★ 5.2
1932
VirtueFilm
Jimmy Doyle
★ 6.6
1932
Air MailFilm
Duke Talbot
★ 5.5
1932
Flaming GoldFilm
Ben Lear
★ 6.2
1932
The Final EditionFilm
Sam Bradshaw
★ 6.5
1932
Scandal for SaleFilm
Waddell
★ 8.5
1932
Hollywood SpeaksFilm
Jimmy Reed
★ 10.0
1932
The Strange Case of Clara DeaneFilm
Frank Deane
★ 6.5
1931
The Front PageFilm
Hildy Johnson
★ 6.4
1931
Honor Among LoversFilm
Conroy (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1931
Consolation MarriageFilm
Steve Porter
★ 6.4
1931
Flying HighFilm
Sport Wardell
★ 5.8
1931
Personal MaidFilm
Peter Shea
★ 6.5
1931
Crimes SquareFilm
Marty
1930
Compliments of the SeasonFilm
Police Detective (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1930
The Voice of HollywoodFilm
Self/Host
1930
My MistakeFilm